NAIROBI: The US military said it killed nine militants in an air strike targeting Al-Shabab in Lebede, Somalia, as part of its operations to support the government’s efforts to weaken the militant group.
The military’s Africa Command (Africom) said the strike was carried out on Friday. “We currently assess this airstrike killed nine militants with no civilians involved,” Africom said in a statement late on Saturday.
The United States carries out periodic air strikes in Somalia in support of a UN-backed government there, which has been fighting against an Al-Shabab insurgency for years.
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US military strike kills nine militants in Somalia
US military strike kills nine militants in Somalia
- The US carries out periodic air strikes in Somalia in support of a UN-backed government there, which has been fighting against an Al-Shabab insurgency for years
Swiss bus fire likely ‘intentional,’ terror motive ruled out for now: police
- A bus fire that killed at least six people in western Switzerland was likely set intentionally but probably not as an act of terror, police said on Wednesday
GENEVA: A bus fire that killed at least six people in western Switzerland was likely set intentionally but probably not as an act of terror, police said on Wednesday.
The fire broke out on the bus in the main street of the small town of Kerzers, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of the Alpine nation’s capital Bern, at about 6:25 p.m. (1725 GMT) Tuesday.
In an interview on Wednesday morning with Swiss national broadcaster RTS, Fribourg Canton police communications chief Martial Pugin confirmed that while “an intentional act is the most likely scenario,” “at present there is no evidence” it was a terror attack.
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